Dad had two exams this week and got 97% on both of them. He was disappointed to get one question wrong on each of them, but I reminded him that he got 97% of the questions correct. :-) Dad found the information this week to be pretty similar to what he already knew.
On Friday, Dawn and I went to downtown Perth. I didn't realize how close we were to the centre of the city. We took the train and it was only three stops ($2.90 each way). Two of the major streets downtown are for pedestrians only (they're called 'pedestrian malls') which is great cuz you never have to worry about cars, etc. We had a lovely time sticky beaking in the various shops there. Then, we stopped at a cute cafe called 'Miss Maud' where we had a hamburger before heading back home.
On Saturday, it was such a lovely day - 33C, sun shining, blue skies - a perfect day for touring. Dawn and Harry took us on a day out - with lots of food along the way. We stopped at two chocolate factories where we HAD to do some taste testing. :-) We also stopped at a nut factory, a nougat factory and a farm where they made non-alcoholic wine (grape juice) where we HAD to do some more taste testing. It was a beautiful drive along the way, too.
My very first trifle - Harry supervised me making it
On our day out with Dawn and Harry, we went to the Swan Valley and stopped at Guildford - this is the post office - I love the architecture
An old hotel we saw along the way - beautiful architecture
A vineyard - the Swan Valley is full of wineries
Margaret River Chocolate Company - Dad tasting the free chocolate - yummy!
A chocolate factory worker - he was putting chocolates on the conveyor belt and spreading them out - they then went under a chocolate waterfall to get more chocolate coating
Harry, Dawn and Dad eating lunch - Dad and I shared a ham, cheese and tomato panini and chips - delicious - Dad and I also shared an ice chocolate - chocolate milk with ice-cream and topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings - yum, yum!
Dad checking out the grapes on the vine
Grapes on the vine - can you see them - they are so so tiny!
The farmhouse where we tasted the non-alcoholic wine - Kafarela's Vineyard
The owner of the vineyard pouring us some red grape juice (we taste tested five varieties)
Taste testing the grape juice - we preferred the white grape juice over the red grape juice
A flagon of Medium White grape juice we bought at the vineyard
Dad and I at the Mondo Nougat factory and the Morish Nut factory
Krystal, how would you like us to buy this freckle chocolate
for you? :-)
A huge fish tank filled with chocolate fish, chocolate seaweed and other chocolate sea creatures
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